Public health

Millions of Americans have never been this hot in October as historic heat wave hits

People cross the road amid hot weather in Covina, California, on Wednesday. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images CNN — Millions of…

4 weeks ago

Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study finds

Photo: Woman pointing to area on mammogram x-ray, close-up CNN — Nearly 200 chemicals connected to breast cancer are used…

1 month ago

BWS Consultants: Thousands Of Navy Water Tests After The Red Fuel Leak Are Invalid

Navy personnel assist residents at Halsey Terrace Community Center with filling containers full of clean, usable water following the Red…

2 months ago

Boiling Point: Heat, fires, floods — extreme weather has affected 99% of Americans

A firefighter walks through haze as the Park fire burns near Mineral, Calif., in early August. (Noah Berger / Associated…

3 months ago

Drought-driven water pollution hits California Latino communities hard

Drought-driven drinking water contamination is disproportionately affecting members of California’s Latino communities, a new study has found. Among the pollutants…

3 months ago

EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk

WASHINGTON – Today, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the emergency suspension of all registrations of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate…

3 months ago

STANFORD NEWS: A new approach to the problem of water affordability

Soaring water utility bills force many households to ration water use for essential needs while still falling behind on payments.…

3 months ago

The Uneven Distribution of AI’s Environmental Impacts

Summary: The training process for a single AI model, such as an LLM, can consume thousands of megawatt hours of…

4 months ago

What’s the Deal With Toxic Algae?

Algae Blooms on the Farmington River, Connecticut | Farmington River Watershed Association It’s summer, prime season to play in rivers…

4 months ago

Debate flares over how quickly to replace many lead service lines

Workmen prepare to replace older water pipes with a new copper one in Newark, N.J., on Oct. 21, 2021. Seth…

4 months ago